Three orgasms later, Carla looked over at Constance, who was now leaning back with Annabel’s head resting on her thigh. Gently stroking Annabel’s blond hair, Constance smiled over at Carla and raised an eyebrow as if to say, Now what?
Once again, Carla sensed that she and Constance were on the same wavelength. There was really only one proper way to finish off this party. Standing up, Carla grabbed two strap-ons and handed one to Constance. The older woman grinned, gently eased Annabel off of her, and began to harness up.
* * *
After a half-hour’s thirsty work, Carla stepped over the prone forms of Annabel and Caprice to go to the bathroom for water. Until a minute ago they had been making out while Carla fucked Caprice from behind and Constance did likewise to Annabel; now they just lay there looking sweaty and spent. In the corner Constance sat sipping wine and staring at her phone.
After hydrating Carla took a minute to find her own phone, only to discover that a message had come in about 15 minutes previously from Asha, asking if it was too late to come over. Carla almost dropped her phone in her haste to text “No!” Then she decided that sounded too curt, and typed “Absolutely not too late! Come on over,” adding a few smiley faces.
Upstairs Constance and Caprice were dressing to head out. That meant there wouldn’t be much of a party left when Asha arrived, but that suited Carla just fine.
* * *
Carla and Annabel put on yoga clothes and killed time while waiting for Asha — who lived way on the other side of town — by doing a few poses. Carla had mostly sobered up by this point; her high had settled into a pleasant, gentle buzz. She felt enormously energetic and alive, and more so with every asana they did. She was practically glowing when the doorbell rang.
* * *
Asha looked gorgeous as always, but also a little harried, a little worn around the edges. In Carla’s eyes, this air of vulnerability only made her all the more enchanting.
“Sorry I’m so late,” she said as she came in. “My dad’s been sick, and... well, it’s really hard to get away.”
“But you made it,” said Carla soothingly. “That’s what matters.” She wrapped Asha in a warm embrace, stretching it out as long as she possibly could without making the poor thing uncomfortable.
Asha was wearing a simple but elegant embroidered turquoise sari. “I didn’t have time to find a real costume,” she said apologetically.
Carla almost blurted out, “But you’re already always a goddess, anyway.” But she decided that would be laying it on a little thick — even if it was true. So instead all she said was, “You look beautiful.”
As they walked into the living room Asha looked around, noticing how quiet it was in the house. “I guess I missed the party.”
“You didn’t miss much,” Carla lied. “Would you like a glass of wine?”
Asha hesitated, saying “I don’t drink very often,” and then appeared to change her mind. “Actually,” she said, “to be honest, I would like that very much.”
They went into the kitchen and Carla poured Asha a big glass of Pinot, along with one for herself. Annabel was just finishing loading the dishwasher; all that remained now was to put away the leftovers and clean the pots and pans. After giving Asha a hug, Annabel asked, “Are you hungry?”
“As a matter of fact,” answered Asha, “I’m ravenous.”
Carla helped Asha fix a plate, explaining to her about the two different kinds of pasta sauce, loaded and unloaded. Asha took mostly the latter, then added a tiny dab of the former, her eyes glittering mischievously. Carla could tell that she was really in the mood to cut loose.
A good girl ready to be bad — what could be better than that?
The three of them sat in the kitchen and chatted while Asha ate, then Carla refilled her wine glass and escorted her to the living room. Annabel said she was going to stay and finish the cleanup, and as they left she looked after them wistfully. She was a little jealous of the way Carla looked at Asha. Most of the time Annabel was not threatened by Carla’s outside interests, but this one felt a little different.
Then again, what was their relationship, really? It wasn’t going to be all that long until Carla went back to school, and Annabel was going to have to figure out how to navigate her own future. As she began to scrub the most stubbornly greasy pot, she counseled herself to be patient, to let things happen and see where they took her.